The Huskers ultimately took 6 of 10 matches and scored the only two bonus-point victories of the evening. Both Tyler Berger (157) and David Jensen (285) contributed technical-fall victories over Pat Schoenfelder and Izaak Shedenhelm, respectively.

Every other match was decided by decision. Northern Iowa’s Jay Schwarm opened the dual with a 5-2 loss to Zeke Moisey at 125 pounds. The Panthers followed with three-straight decision wins from Jack Skudlarczyk (133), Josh Alber (141) and Max Thomsen (149) for a 9-3 lead.

Berger’s victory brought Nebraska within 9-8, then Isaiah White gave the Huskers the team lead by beating Bryce Steiert, 2-1, at 165 pounds. Taylor Lujan gave the Panthers the lead back with a 10-5 win over Mike Labriola at 174 pounds.

The Huskers won the final three bouts to ultimately win the dual. Taylor Venz defeated Drew Foster, 8-6, at 184, to give Nebraska a 14-12 lead. Eric Schultz then defeated Tyrell Gordon, 6-3, at 197. Jensen then ended the dual with his technical superiority win over Shedenhelm.

The Panthers wrestle at No. 13 Missouri on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.

Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.